Community Guidelines
Wildflowers Membership Community
The following guidelines are meant to promote an ongoing and deepening trust on behalf of all members of the Healing Parents Wildflowers Membership Community.
Listening.
Embodied listening is the central practice of the Wildflowers Membership community. Everyone’s ability to provide warm, full and present listening allows every member of the group to receive listening from others, and provide it to themselves and the rest of the group.
Privacy.
Your privacy, and everyone’s, is of utmost importance. Community calls and events provide opportunities for sharing not only within the container of Listening Time, but for the entire duration of the event. Anything shared within community sharing spaces should not be discussed outside of the space, even between fellow community members. Please find a private physical space for connecting to the calls, to ensure that your sharing and others’ is only witnessed by the group.
Referring.
During or after Listening Time, we do not refer to what another person shared during their turn. If something that you heard in someone’s Listening Time turn inspired you to work on a certain topic during your turn, you can simply work on that issue without referring to or interpreting what was shared by the other. During the group discussion and reflection portion of the 90-minute calls, you are encouraged to express your appreciation for another’s sharing when there is an invitation to do so. In the space of the community calls, please avoid referring in ways that interpret, react to, or relate another’s story back to your own. A genuine “thank you”, “good work” or “its good to hear you” can go a long way in reaffirming your witnessing.
Attendance and punctuality.
Attendance and punctuality are not mandatory for calls. Generally the shared trust of a group is strengthened by everyone showing up as consistently as possible, and in this regard, attendance and punctuality are encouraged in order for you and everyone to get the most out of every call. If you are unable to attend the entire call but are able to participate in the Listening Time portion only, please do log on.
Cameras.
Please be ready to show up for online calls with your camera turned on. Generally, having your camera turned off should be the exception and not the rule. If you need to turn your camera off, try to avoid doing so while another community member is sharing, as this can provide a distraction for them.
Community calls are not appropriate for young children.
You are invited to share all types of feelings about your children, parenting, and any other people or situations in your life during group or 1-1 calls. You or others will likely share sensitive details from your life in this space. Young children should be protected from these types of conversations and not be able to overhear them. If you have a nursing infant, please do come to the calls, and feel free to step out as necessary if you feel that any point it is too much to listen to, express or experience for you or your child.
Remain open.
We may be exploring diverse healing, philosophical and mystical practices and concepts. I invite you to keep an open mind and heart, while taking what resonates and leaving the rest.
Financial commitment.
The pricing policy for all Healing Parents offerings is based on fairness, reciprocity and accessibility. If you are experiencing significant financial struggles and feel committed to the Wildflowers community, please communicate this to me. Your presence in the community is not only welcomed, but valuable to the other parents. Finances should not be the only limitation to your participation.
If you are not experiencing significant financial struggles, Healing Parents is not the place to try and save a few dollars. Your regular payment is necessary for the ongoing support that the space provides, whether you are able to attend every meeting or not.
Finally, if you have a little extra to spare and would like to support parents whose participation relies on scholarships, please let me know. Invitations to contribute to financial relief for another parent, will be explicitly stated as such, and will never be automatically included in the basic cost of any of my offerings.
If the community no longer serves you, that’s okay.
You may go in peace at any time that the community no longer serves you. I also reserve the right to remove anyone who does not contribute to the spirit of respect, compassion and safety. If you experience something in this community that does not feel right for you, I welcome your direct communication about it.